<DIV>Set in the 1930s, this Pulitzer PrizeΒwinning novel traces the rise and fall of Willie Stark, who resembles the real-life Huey ΒKingfishβ Long of Louisiana. Stark begins his political career as an idealistic man of the people but soon becomes corrupted by success. Generally considered the fines
All the King's Men
β Scribed by Warren, Robert Penn
- Publisher
- HMH Books;Harcourt
- Year
- 1996;2006
- Tongue
- English
- Edition
- Restored ed
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
A dynamic backwoods lawyer batters his way into the governor's mansion, where he uses his unprincipled charm to become a brutal dictator.
β¦ Subjects
Political corruption;Politicians;Fiction;Politicians -- Fiction;Southern States -- Fiction;Political corruption -- Fiction;Southern States
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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>One of the great classics of American fiction reissued as it was originally written.Winner of the 1947 Pulitzer Prize, All the King's Men is one of the most famous and widely read works in American fiction. Its original publication by Harcourt catapulted author Rob
A dynamic backwoods lawyer batters his way into the governor's mansion, where he uses his unprincipled charm to become a brutal dictator.